Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-06-07
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4 BLOODY LIST
Fearful Tragedy In Beadle
County, Dakota.
A Farmer Kills Four People and
Himself---0ther Criminal Acts.

A Farmer Kills Four People and
HimseIf---0ther Criminal Acts.
A Dakota Tragedy.
Huron, June 6--The most terrible
tragedy known to this locality occurred
on thc sHhtaw faFn, light ish miles niles es.heas
Of Huron, this morning. Simeon Nelson
and Mrs. Flora Shaw had contested one
Of the notorious Cameron claims. Both
parties were living On the land, their
houses being forty rods apart. Mrs. Shaw
waa.the FIRST settler and made q bona ide
filing on the tract, while Nelson had
only built o house and remained there o
short time and did not make q fling.
The contest vas decided in favor Of Mrs.
shaw. Nelson, during the term Of the
contest, proved upon another claim and
moved his family into his house near Mrs.
Shaw's and would NOT vacate. The
courts we're appealed to bat Nelson dis
regarded the order, Mrs. Shaw's family
consisted Of herself. Con Oorwin, 81
years old, and sister, Miss Alice Lyman.
Last Friday Corwin attempted to do
some blowing, but was driven of by
Nelson witha Winchester rifle. This
morning q. 9. Lyman, q brother to Mrs.
Shaw, Crsyin, Shaw and his mother,
Miss Lyman and q. A. Kelsey went to
the field to work. Lyman and Shaw
began plowing, when Nelson came from
the house and without q word fred a
shot from q Winchester rifle at Lyman.
bnt missed him. He then shot Corwin
az he Was running from the field, the
ball entering the back and striking the
heart. Kelsey was the next, the ball
passing through the left side and lung.
Mrs. Shaw and her. sister stopped and
beseeched him to spare their lives,
bat he refused. Mira. Shaw was shot
through the head, spine, side and q bnl-
let wound on q arm. Miss Lyman
was shot through the head, the ball en-
tering the left temple, her face and neck
being severely burned with powder. He
also ont q deep cash in her breast with
g knife. Going hack to his house he
said TO his wife: "rve killed three OF
them, now I'LL shoot you and the child.
kill myself and end the trouble" Mrs.
Nelson ran from the house and took
refuge behind the barn. The child only
q few moments before had been sent to
Q neighbours on an errand. Eeeing that
his wits had fled be put the gun TO his
left temple md blew out his brains, fall
ing only 4 sEort distance from the door,
Huron 10 much agitated oyer the af-
aair. three editions Of the Daily Hnronite
with particulars being exhausted.
Hundreds OF people visited the scene
thls afternoon, Kelsey died this even
ing.
A Family Wiped Gut.
Pittsbnrg, June ~6--Frederick Hartmann
this afternoon killed his 19-months-old
daughter, beat his wife fatally and then
Ont bis throat, ssyersng wind-pipe and
angular vain. Hermann is q Lutheran
and his wife a Catholic, but they "
differed on matters Of faith until recent
~, when Mrs. Hermann determined to
have the baby baptized into her church
instead OF the Lutheran. This was done
and the father renamed in ignorance nm
I'LL yesterday. When he went home this
afternoon he told his vile it was now q
question OF the death Of one OF them.
He started to geta knife, when Mrs.
Hermann jumped ont OF the window.
He followed her and catching her at o
neighbss's beat her into insensibility
with Q brick. He then returned to his
houss end taking up a razor cut the
baby's throat almost severing the head
from the body. He then cnt his W
throat from ear TO ear and will probably
die tonight. He has written several
notes in which he accuaes his wife OF
having deceived him but says he for
gives her.
Two st. Paul Murders.
st Paul, June 6--About midnight ON
Saturday Thomas MCCARTHY, who lives
on the wost side. shot Harry Smith as
the letter wac entering the house in
COMPANY with McCarthy's wife, the ball
passing through the liver, Smith was
taken TO the hospital and may recover.
Mccarthy was looked up, He works at
the market restaurant and says his wife
and Hnifh have been together q good
deal Of late and that he told Smith be
would shoot him ii he didn't keep away
Mrs. MCCARTHY CLAIMS there is nothing
wrong between them, but tells different
stories as to where they were, Smith
hid been warned by an officer TO keep
away from McCarthy's.
A case OF child murder committed q
week ago Dame to light yesterday. a
domestic, giving her name as Maggie
Gebhardt, gave birth TO q child while
teigning illness and while alone In her
room disposed of it by packing il in her
trunk. She left suddenly and it is sup
posed took it with her. She is known
to hare left on the train. a detective
has been put on. the case.
A Cloud Burst at Oberlsn.
Cleveland, June Sat Oberlin this
~afterroon. during . thunderstorm,
much damage was done by q cload burst
or water spout. When the storm was
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